In January 2018, Raleigh native Maggie Kane opened Raleigh's first pay-what-you-can cafe, A Place at the Table. Today she talks to Caroline and Craig about the why and how of how it all got started, how the Triangle community has been so supportive, and what she likes to do in the City of Oaks when she's not working.

WHAT WE TALK ABOUT:

• Who is “A Place At The Table”
• How does this pay-what-you-can cafe operate
• Maggie’s background and how she got inspired to do what she does
• Her time at NC State University
• How working at a day shelter inspired what she does now
• Why it took 4 years to open the cafe and get it off the ground (and who helped her)
• How the volunteer program works (and the $10 token)
• Generous stories of paying it forward
• Her purpose in life and knowing her WHY
• Why it’s important to ask for help and have a support system
• The power of support in the Triangle region
• Her hopes for the future of downtown Raleigh
• And so much more!

RESOURCE LINKS:

• A Place At The Table
• FARM Cafe (Boone)
• NC State University
• Rocky Top Catering
• Black And White Coffee Roasters
• Vivace
• Annie Schmidt at NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
• Danny Rosin at Band Together
• One World Everybody Eats
• SOCA
• Blackology Coffee
• Reggie Winston (Bar Ber Shop)
• Terrance Ruth
• Jess Ekstrom
• Johnny Hacket Jr
• Centro
• Gonza Tacos
• Wye Hill
• Garland
• Bittersweet
• Johnson Street Yacht Club
• Vita Vite Wine Bar
• PR (Player’s Retreat)
• Global Village Coffee
• Healing Transitions

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This is Raleigh is hosted by Caroline and Craig Makepeace, and is produced by Earfluence.